Using a unique method of monitoring “environmental DNA,” researchers have been able to identify the effect of bushfires not...
Wildlife Fire Response Training for Firefighters
Bushfire Volunteer, , Fire, koalas, threatened species, wildfire, wildlifeAre you someone who is often on the front line after a fire or extreme weather event? Do you...
WATCH – NCC Bushfire Conference 2023 Recordings
admin, , Collaboration, Community resilience, Conferences, Cultural burning, Fire, Fire management, Research, resources, threatened species, wildfireNature Conservation Council hosted our 13th Biennial Bushfire Conference Managing Bushfire Together: Applying science, skills and stories” on the...
NCC Bushfire Conference 2023
Bushfire Volunteer, , bushfire, bushfire conference, climate, climate change, Conferences, Cultural burning, Ecological burning, Events, Fire severity, Hazard Reduction, prevention, Research, resources, wildfireNCC’s 13th biennial Bushfire Conference, “Managing Bushfire Together: Applying science, skills and stories”, took place on the 24-25th May,...
If you’re curious about how Indigenous cultural burning from around 10,000 years ago has implications for current land management,...
Drones – The Future of Bushfire Management?
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, Fire, Fire severity, prevention, Research, wildfireA recent article in the Guardian has explored the use of remotely piloted drones in order to facilitate the...
Protecting Hollows With Citizen Science
Bushfire Volunteer, , Community resilience, Fauna, Fire, Hazard Reduction, Hollows, plants, Research, resources, threatened species, vulnerable species, wildfireAround the country, communities are using the power of citizen science to help protect a highly ecologically valuable and...
Thinning Forests for Bushfire Management – Does It Work?
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, Fire, Fire severity, Flammability, Hazard Reduction, Prescribed burns, prevention, Research, wildfireParticularly following the 2019-2020 bushfire season, various techniques to lessen the severity of bushfires have been discussed in great...
Climate, Fire and Biodiversity webinar series
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, climate, climate change, post-fire, threatened species, vulnerable species, wildfireThe Threatened Species Recovery Hub hosted a four part webinar series in August/September (2020) on climate, fire and biodiversity....
Old Growth Forests: when giants fall….
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, Hollows, Rainforest, wildfireKim Stephan, ecologist and NCC representative on the Far North Coast Bushfire Management Committee, shares her insights on the...
WATCH – NSW Bushfire Inquiry Research Projects
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, NSW Bushfire Inquiry, wildfireNSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub hosted five webinars in September (2020) on the research projects undertaken to assist...
WATCH – Big Scrub Landcare: Saving Our Rainforests from Fire
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, Nightcap National Park, post-fire, Rainforest, wildfireRenowned ABC journalist Kerry O’Brien hosts the first of two panel discussions run by the Big Scrub Landcare group...
The Conversation: Flora, Fauna, Fire
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, Fire, threatened species, vulnerable species, wildfireThe Conversation covered a range of topics from 2019/20 bush fire season. This latest blog-style feature piece tells the...
Ever wonder what the top bushfires myths commonly believed throughout society are? Created by the Climate Council just before the 2018 bushfire season, this relevant guide clarifies how a changing climate influences wildfires and the impacts they could have on you. Download your guide here.